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Several desirable Bay of Plenty kiwifruit properties have listed for sale recently and are set to change hands for a combined value that could exceed $100 million. Stan Robb and Dave McLaren of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Te Puke have listed 10 orchards between them this month. Comprising some 67...

Dorset Downs and Dorset Down/Southdown X rams well received by enthusiastic following at popular annual Central Otago sale One of Central Otago’s most significant annual ram sales, at Craigneuk Farm, Maniototo took place in mid-January. Craigneuk rams comprise Dorset Downs alongside Dorset Down...

Young Waikato dairy, sheep and beef rep looking long term Brook Cushion has quiet confidence. “For a livestock rep, the nature of the job is doing as we promise and as our clients expect, keeping our ducks in a row to make any deal as smooth as possible. Seeing the end results, whether buying or...

Positive trends for velvet and venison evident in recent sire stag and elk wapiti bull sales Challenging conditions over the past two years, particularly for venison returns, seem to have been overcome, leaving deer farmers with an increasingly positive outlook. A series of recent livestock sales...

Acquisition of bulls and lambs made easy at Waihemo Downs, Dunback Go-Stock is PGG Wrightson’s easy solution for on-farm cashflow. For farmers who have other uses for capital, Go-Stock means no need to spend cash up front. Scott Tomlinson, Waihemo Downs, Dunback, East Otago uses Go-Stock to assist...

Favourable weather and encouraging schedules stimulate livestock market activity Late November and early December rain across much of the North Island maintained good feed levels through December and into early new year. However, as January progressed sustained warm weather coupled with a solid...

Merchiston Angus offering 170 mixed age cattle with premium genetics Breeders and followers of Angus cattle will take note of a major dispersal sale at Merchiston Angus, north east of Marton, on 28 March. With a stud founded in 1955 on a property held in the same family through four generations...

Young guns set five-stand nine-hour world record for strong wool lambs at Te Pa Station, Ruapehu Just prior to Christmas, PGG Wrightson was proud to be associated with a new world shearing record. A team organised by Te Kuiti based Fagan Shearing, comprising Delwyn Jones (729), Llion Jones (725)...

Schedule and feed availability motivating buyers, and keeping vendors satisfied South Island lamb sales are the main focus for the month of January. Over 40,000 South Island lambs were sold in the week of 10 January, mainly at on farm sales. Confidence in the processing schedules, and plenty of feed...

Put hundreds of thousands on the bottom line by improving genetics, nutrition and farm management Do you want to align your product with the demand for quality that comes from premium markets – and reap the financial rewards? ‘What’s the Beef’ gives farmers an opportunity to fully understand how the...

On-farm sales increasingly popular, while bidr influence also grows South Island ram sales progressed favourably through January. Prices strengthened slightly on last year. As ever, good rams sell well, particularly when breeders present detailed, accurate data. On-farm ram sales are growing in...

We are very excited to announce that PGG Wrightson has been nominated as a finalist for the Deloitte Top 200 ‘Most Improved Performance Award’ which recognises an outstanding change in business performance among New Zealand’s largest companies. In selecting nominees, the judges look at the relative...

Jamie Mackay from The Country spoke recently with Peter Newbold, General Manager of PGG Wrightson Real Estate. Jamie speculated whether the recent rise in the forecast milk price from Fonterra was influencing the price of dairy farms. Newbold confirmed that over the last couple of months there had...

Compliments of the season to everyone and wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support over the past year as without this we don’t have a business and this support is much recognised and appreciated. Wool values during the...

The PGG Wrightson website received a notable refresh last month. With a new simplified design and clearer layout, it’s now quicker and easier to find who, or what, you’re looking for. New visitors to the site can find a wealth of industry news on the home page, and a quick click leads to contact...

Livestock Report: Venison and Velvet. 20.01.2022 Rowena Duncum from The Country talks with Tony Cochrane, National Deer and Velvet Manager for PGG Wrightson, about the big prices being paid for premium stags and bulls. Cochrane agrees that most prices paid are up at least 10 percent on last year’s...

We wish to remind all woolgrowers to please provide their New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP) number on your Wool Specification Sheet when sending your wool into our stores. Demand for NZFAP certified wool is increasing, and growers must specify their number on the specification sheet to...

PGG Wrightson is delighted to sponsor the Otago Merino Association’s annual Monaro Scholarship. Selected annually, scholars visit a variety of Merino properties in Monaro, NSW, gaining a better understanding of breeding principles, bloodlines, and farm management across the Tasman. PGG Wrightson...